Steering mechanism for tractors



Af.:.i\i=1ril 7, 1925. 1,532,509 Y F. MAHOOD l.

STEERING MECHANISM FOR TRACTORS Filed Au. s. 192s Patented Apr. 7, i925.

lenses PAIENFFCE.'

raannfrianccn, or are-rrr; caisson.

I STEERING MECHAIIISM FOR TRLCTORS.

'Applicatiowfnea nages-e a., ieee.

T0 all whom t may conce/rn.' i

Be it known thatFRAr-n Mannen, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Amity, in the county of Yamhill and State of Gre gon, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Steering Mechanism for Tractors, of which the following'is a specilication.

In carrying out the` present invention it is my purpose to provide a steering mechanism for tractors wherein the same may be properly steered from the binder, harvester,

or other agricultural implements. being drawn by the tractor thereby overcoming the necessity of providing an additional operator for contro-lling the steering movement of the tractor. l

The prima-ry object of this invention resides in the provision of such a` steering mechanism for tractors that is extremely simple of construction and one that may be associated with a tractor and a binding, harvesting or other agricultural machines in a novel, simple and expeditous manner and this at a minimum expenditure.

With the above and otherl objects in view as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same comprises the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawings wherein;

Figure l is a fragmentaify side elevation of a. conventional type of tractor equipped with a portion of my mechanism for controlling the steering thereof, and

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the other portion of my improved steering mechanism that is mounted in position upon the binder, harvester, or other agricultural machines.

First, having particular reference to Figure l of the drawing, 5 designates generally a tractor of conventional design that includes the usual steering post 6 upon which is mounted a steering wheel. In the furtherance of my invention, the usual steering wheel that is mounted upon this post is removed and a steeringv wheel 7 is substituted therefor. This steering wheel 7 compises an iron ring formed similar to the steering wheels now in use, the under side thereof being formed at its rim portion with gea-r Y teeth 8.

Detachably secured in position upon saidr post 6 is a shaft support designated generally 9, which shaft support comprises a pair sei-iai, no. s515594.

of angularly relatedV inwardly extending arms l0 thatare clamped .at l-l to said steering column. Thisshaft .support 91further includes a pair of spaced vertically arranged arms 12 and 13 respectively, the arm l?) being of greater length than the arm l2 as clearly shown in the views. Journaled between vthese two arms l2 and 13 is a set shaft 14 that carries a bevel gear 15, the teeth of which are adapted for intermesh with the above mentioned teeth 8 on said steering wheel 7. Carried by the upper end of said aiim i3 is an inwardly extending roller 16 that has close contact with the rim of steering wheel Z for maintaining the same in permanent enga-gement with said gear le.

Upon the binder., harvester, for other agricultural machines, designated generally A, is an inverted relatively U-shaped support-- ing frame 17 that is positioned upon said agricultural machine at a point directly forwardly of the operators seat B Extending diagonally with respect to this frame 17 and suitably journaled therein is a shaft 18 that is equipped at its rearmost end with a'hand wheel 19, the. opposite end of this shaft being operatively connected to a chain shaft 2O within a flexible housing 21, this shaft 2O as well as said flexible housing eX- tending forwardly to the shaft support 9 upon said tractor 5. The opposite end of this shaft 20 is'operatively connected to the said sha-ft 14n that carries the before mentioned bevel gear 15. y

It will therefore be seen that the tractor designated 5 may be steered by the operator of the binder, harvester or other agricultural machine A, it of course being necessary in this instance to turn the hand wheel at 19 for thereby imparting rotation to the shaft 2O which consequently causes a rotation of the bevel gear 14 for thereby actuating the steering wheel 7.

Numerous advantages of a steering mechanism for tractors of this character will be at once apparent by those skilled in the art and even tho I have herein set forth the most practical embodiment of the present invention with which I am at the present time familiar, it is nevertheless to; be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing froin'the spirit andv scope of the invention-as claimed.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A device of the class described comprising a supporting bracket embodying a pan' oi' angnlarly disposed and spaced hanger arins provided at their 'free ends w'tli clamps adapted to be connected to a steering rod post, said bracket also embodying a pair of vertically disposed long and short extensions disposed in spaced parallelism, said extensions being provided With aligned openings, a shaft journaled in said aligned openings and equipped with a pinionA` operating' ineans for said shaft7 a hand Wheel provided with teeth in mesh with the teeth of said pinion, an idler carried by the upper end of said long extension and engaging the peripheral portion of said hand Wheel to maintain the saine in mesh with said pinion, a frame provided With bearings, and a. manually rotated shaftl journaled in said bearings, said shaft being connected with the aforesaid operating means.

n testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANK MA1-100D. 

